Gus Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and has shot to fame with his super-aggressive game style which makes for exciting and highly entertaining viewing. Behind his crazy exterior lurks a shrewd and analytical player which makes Gus one of the best post-flop players around. Before turning to poker, Gus had been trying to make a living playing professional backgammon but found the field too small. The switch proved to be a good move because during the first season alone, Gus made final tables at the Bellagio Casino and the Commerce Casino, winning both events. He also won the Pokerstars Caribbean Poker Adventure and The Bad Boys of Poker WPT event in the second season.

When Gus plays, you're not going to see a lot of textbook play from him. He pays little attention to position and at times seems to be playing any two cards. Players get frustrated by Gus frequently raising the pot and start playing back at what must be another trash hand. The problem is, even Gus has a big hand at times and when he does he gets paid off. For example, at the 2004 Poker Superstars Invitational against the world's elite players, Gus had just won a pot showing down a lousy J-4. The next hand saw Gus involved again making exactly the same bet. Doyle Brunson, noticing this, decided to re-raise all-in but Gus called and won the pot with pocket aces.

A lot of players will steer away from Gus in pots, electing to wait for a big hand to trap him with. The trouble with this is until that hand comes along, Gus will steal from them and then use their own money to take a shot at busting them.